In the fall I joined a club called Buckeyes Against Alzheimer’s. This club is dedicated to raising money and awareness about dementia as well as volunteering at dementia-specialized residences on the weekends. This year I have been volunteering there a lot, which mainly entails spending time with the residents as they eat their breakfast and doing arts and crafts. I really enjoy getting to know every resident and hearing stories from their pasts. I had always known on paper what dementia does to a person and their memory, but it is truly different when you actually experience getting to know someone with the disease. I’m very happy to have found this club on campus and am very grateful for the opportunity to volunteer with the residents, as I get to help them out with their days and I get to learn and develop a relationship with every resident I meet, which is very important to me. I have learned a lot from volunteering and I plan to continue during my time at OSU.